NAME

/var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps

DESCRIPTION

nicknames contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps.
There is one entry per line. The default nicknames table looks like:
passwdpasswd.bynamegroupgroup.bynamenetworksnetworks.byaddrhostshosts.bynameprotocolsprotocols.bynumberservicesservices.bynamealiasesmail.aliasesethersethers.byname